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Subject: Re: Moderation: New CCC Sign-up Rules...

Author: Steven Schwartz

Date: 17:33:09 02/17/00

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On February 17, 2000 at 18:44:13, Albert Silver wrote:

>On February 17, 2000 at 14:26:22, Steven Schwartz wrote:
>
>>Starting today, we are instituting new CCC sign-up
>>rules.
>>
>>All NEW sign-ups are required to use their real
>>names. They are also required to submit their
>>city and state (or city and country).
>>
>>These real names will appear when a member posts.
>>Aliases will not be permitted.
>>
>>If a new sign up needs to remain anonymous for
>>whatever reason, he may either choose not to post
>>at all or may apply for an exemption - the information
>>supplied to receive an exemption shall remain confidential.
>>
>>Current members are exempt from these rules and
>>will only need to supply real names and the
>>required address info (see above) if they leave
>>CCC (via suspension or otherwise) and need to re-sign up.
>>
>>Suspended members may be asked to supply still further
>>evidence of their real name, address, phone number, etc.,
>>in order to re-enter the CCC.
>>
>>Perhaps you have all noticed that the message board
>>has been relatively free of abuse, in one form or another,
>>for the last several days. The credit goes to the diligent
>>work of our moderators: Dave, Andrew. and Tom.
>>
>>In fact, yesterday CCC had its busiest day ever, generating
>>over 6300 hits in a 24 hour period, and this was in spite
>>of the fact that the sign-up board was down in order to
>>make the changes. That's pretty impressive.
>>
>>Steve (ICD/Your Move)
>
>Is it back up? I ran into a number of people over the course of the
>Kasparov-Adams match who had been frustrated in their attempts to sign up. I
>didn't know what to say other than to try to send an e-mail in order to try to
>resolve the issue.
>
>                                       Albert Silver

Yes, it's back up. We needed to take it down to make the changes. Unfortunately,
the timing was bad because the Adams match had just ended. We emailed everyone
who emailed us telling them that they could sign up.
Steve (ICD/Your Move)



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